For Rebecca Hamilton, riding her bike is part political statement, part shopping cart and part maintenance manual. Rebecca says she is one with the sweat, style and satisfaction of the everyday biker. It is this kinship with the daily trials and tribulations of cyclists that has landed her a spot on our esteemed jury panel.

“Every person behind the handle bars has a story to tell and I can’t wait to see how some of them have chosen to tell it through their film submissions.”

Rebecca is a rockstar with the City of Portland’s Women on Bikes program and as a co-manager of the efforts to bring “parklets,” mini-on-road parks, to Portland.